Zemanek-Münster

Divining instrument "kashekesheke"

D. R. Congo, Luba
sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Vladimir Sisman, Paris, France (2014)
Léon Gani, Paris, France
Size
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch

Description

wood, middle brown patina, glass bead necklace, pierced corpus, crowned by a stylized human head with typical cascade-like coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of usage, base;
Luba diviners use “kashekesheke” in order to solve social problems.


Publications

AHDRC: 0128918


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